Sightings – Page 92 – Argyll Bird Club

16th July

MID-ARGYLL: An adult ROSY STARLING in Ardfern today – was first seen yesterday (Jan Brown). The first-summer BONAPARTE’S GULL still at the Add Estuary in with the Black-headed Gulls there (Jim Dickson).
KINTYRE: An adult ROSY STARLING was in Carradale on 13th July at least (per Steve Redwood).

9th July

MID-ARGYLL: First-summer BONAPARTE’S GULL is still at the Add Estuary – seen this evening (Jim Dickson).

BONAPARTE’S GULL – Add Estuary – 9th Jul (Jim Dickson)

7th July

MID-ARGYLL: The first-summer BONAPARTE’S GULL seen again at the Add Estuary this evening (Jim Dickson).

5th July

MID-ARGYLL: A first-summer (2cy) MEDITERRANEAN GULL at Crinan Ferry (Add Estuary) at mid-day (Jim Dickson). This is the third there this summer so looking like a better year for them so far…

MEDITERRANEAN GULL – Add Estuary -5th Jul (Jim Dickson).

2nd July

MULL: Now 2 ROSY STARLINGS on the Ross of Mull in the Bunessan area yesterday (per David Holden/Bryan Rains). A female type MARSH HARRIER today at Dervaig (per Bryan Rains).

30th June

MID-ARGYLL: The first-summer BONAPARTE’S GULL is still at the Add Estuary – depending on the state of tide (Jim Dickson). The ROSY STARLING is still at Blackmill Bay, Luing (David Jardine).

ROSY STARLING – Blackmill Bay, Luing – 30th Jun (David Jardine)

29th June

MID-ARGYLL: The 2cy BONAPARTE’S GULL again at the Add Estuary at noon then early afternoon an adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL there (David Jardine).
MULL: A ROSY STARLING today near Bunessan (David Holden). This takes the Argyll tally to five sightings since the first on Coll back on 4th June…probably a few more still waiting to be found…

ROSY STARLING – Bunessan, Mull 29th Jun (David Holden).

28th June

KINTYRE: A first-summer (2cy) MEDITERRANEAN GULL flew S at Machrihanish SBO this morning – also a Green Sandpiper and 4 Greater Scaup there (Eddie Maguire).
MID-ARGYLL: The first-summer BONAPARTE’S GULL is back at the Add Estuary this afternoon from 15.15 hrs. The ROSY STARLING was seen again at Blackmill Bay, Isle of Luing today (Richard Wesley).

BONAPARTE’S GULL – Add Estuary – 28th Jun (Jim Dickson)

MEDITERRANEAN GULL – Machrihanish SBO – 28th Jun (Eddie Maguire)

27th June

MID-ARGYLL: A ROSY STARLING today at Blackmill Bay on the Isle of Luing (per Richard Wesley).

24th June

COLONSAY: A ROSY STARLING appeared at the RSPB buildings on Oronsay today (Andy Knight per David Jardine). This is the first record for Oronsay & Colonsay. Update: this bird was first found on 22 June (Andy Knight).